[lug] DSL in the area

[Neil Doane]

* Ken MacFerrin (lists at macferrin.com), on [08-12-04 17:37], wrote:
> I haven't tried any dsl services out here but can say that Vonage is 
> great.  My main concern had been having my phone depend on the 
> reliability of the internet connection and dns but the Vonage backup 
> routing feature allows calls to route to a secondary number (ie: cell 
> phone) if your connection has issues and it works like a charm.  Vonage 
> customer service/tech support is also great.  From a bandwidth 
> perspective you actually don't need too much.  As long as you use the 
> adapter as your "edge" device there's a Bandwidth Saver feature that 
> allows you to choose between 30, 50 or 90Kbps quality settings and the 
> 50Kbps setting works fine.  $29.99/month for unlimted local and long 
> distance is a beautiful thing.

Wow.  I somehow anticipated that they would require much more upstream
bandwidth.  I'm so there. :)


Neil